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Dates 4 February – 29 April 2012 |
The 2012 National Football League known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz National Football League was the 81st staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland. The League began on Saturday 4 February 2012. Thirty-two Gaelic football county teams from the island of Ireland, plus London, participated.
Contents
- League structure
- Tie breaker
- Finals promotions and relegations
- Table
- Statistics
- Scoring
- Top scorers
- References
On 29 April, Cork defeated Mayo by 2-10 to 0-11 to win their eight league title and their third in a row.
League structure
The 2012 format of the National Football League was a system of four divisions. The top three divisions consisted of 8 teams, and Division 4 contained nine teams. Each team played every other team in its division once, either home or away. 2 points were awarded for a win and 1 for a draw.
Tie-breaker
If only two teams were level on points:
If three or more teams were level on points, points difference was used to rank the teams.
Finals, promotions and relegations
The top four teams in Division 1 contested the 2012 NFL semi-finals (first played fourth and second played third) and final. The top two teams in divisions 2, 3 and 4 were promoted, and contested the finals of their respective divisions. The bottom two teams in divisions 1, 2 and 3 were relegated.
Table
Compete in Division 1 semi-finals Automatic relegation to Division 2
1Dublin are placed ahead of Donegal because they won the head-to-head game between the teams (2-16 to 0-13).
1Attendance figure is total of both semi-finals played consecutively
2Attendance figure is total of the Division 1 and Division 2 finals played consecutively
Table
Compete in Division 2 final and automatic promotion to Division 1 Automatic relegation to Division 3
1Louth are placed ahead of Westmeath because they won the head-to-head game between the teams (0-12 to 1-06).
2Meath are placed ahead of Monaghan because they won the head-to-head game between the teams (1-15 to 1-09).
2Attendance figure is total of the Division 1 and Division 2 finals played consecutively
Table
Compete in Division 3 final and automatic promotion to Division 2 Automatic relegation to Division 4
1Sligo, Roscommon and Antrim are ranked by points difference.
3Attendance figure is total of the Division 3 and Division 4 finals played consecutively
Table
Compete in Division 4 final and automatic promotion to Division 3
1Wicklow are placed ahead of Clare because they won the head-to-head game between the teams (1-15 to 1-12).
4Attendance figure is total of the Division 3 and Division 4 finals played consecutively